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Website:   www.amadabyblos.weebly.com EMAIL ADDRESS Hotelamada@gmail.com TELEPHONE NUMBER 961-326-5411 PHYSICAL ADDRESS 1568 Halat Highway, Fidar, Lebanon   Amada Hostel is situated in Fidar, a coastal city just before the famous city - Byblos (Jbeil). Fidar is famous for its beautiful & clean sandy beaches with a lot of resorts and restaurants, such as Bourj El Fidar, Ocean Blue and Abou Philippe to name a few. To reach Amada Hostel from Beirut , you have to turn right just before the AUL University (Fidar Entrance), go up the bridge and take the first left turn. If you are coming from the North , turn right under the bridge (facing the AUL University). The entrance of the Hostel is very clean and has a lot of handmade crafts, and pots, wood work and trees. You will get a very good feeling about the place; however, the rooms are not as well maintained as the entrance. Concerning the rooms, the overview is good based on the price, but

Unfortunately the public transportation in Lebanon is not organized as we would like it to be due to the lack of alternatives such as the subway, trains and of course corruption and political issues. Most Lebanese people have to take their cars in order to reach their work, go from a region to another, or simply go shopping. In rare cases you will see a Lebanese (most likely a student or elderly person) taking a bus. On a bus you will see all foreign workers from different nationalities. Bus rates are cheap within Beirut and its suburbs, 1$ per ride. A maximum rate of 7$ from Beirut to Tripoli or from Beirut to Sidon. There are two ways to reach the North, you can go to Charles Helou Station and use the Connexion bus that takes you to Tripoli or you reach Dora's roundabout under the bridge and take a bus to the North (Estephan buses go straight to Bsharri) Pic #1 If you want to go to the South, you have to reach the Cola/Barbir Bridge, and from there take a bus to Sidon. Pic #2 Be